Egypt

Statement No (7): 15 Takfirists killed in Sinai 2018 operation

The General Command of Armed Forces issued on Wednesday statement No (7) on Comprehensive Operation Sinai 2018، in this statement the armed forces announced the results of the military operations so far.

In the framework of "Sinai 2018" comprehensive combat operation carried out by elements of the armed forces in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior، the forces and elements of the police forces carried out Combing operations and large-scale raids on all axes، cities and villages in north and central Sinai، where they been able to achieve the following results:

- The air forces destroyed 11 targets used by terrorist elements to disappear from the raids.- killing of 15 takfiri elements during exchanging fire with the forces.-seizing a large amount of weapons and ammunition. - 153 suspects arrested -63 improvised explosive devices planted to target the forces were defused - destroying 6 four-wheel vehicles، and 17 motor-cycles without metal plates.- 181 hotbeds and stores containing explosives، improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and military uniforms were destroyed.-destroying 13 farms of marijuana and poppy plants.